LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied media report on the alleged arrest of 200 Chinese by its operatives  in a facility some where in Suleja Niger State.

A statement signed by Assistant Controller of Immigration Service Public Relation Officer, Amos Okpu on behalf of the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration confirmed that their   operatives were at that facility for routine company inspection exercise on the 10^th March 2022 to check the immigration status of the foreign employees in the company. “During the exercise, our operatives noticed some inconsistencies in the travel documents of 12 of them. They are currently offering some clarifications to us with respect to their immigration status in the country and investigation is still ongoing,” statement explained.

Furthermore, “The acting Comptroller General therefore, wishes to use this opportunity to state categorically that the Service did not arrest 200 Chinese in any facility in Suleja Niger State as claimed in some media reports earlier in the day.”

He affirmed the Service’s renewed commitment to improved company inspection activities and effective migration management efforts in line with best practice.

He called on the highly esteemed members of the Press to always feel free to seek out their perspectives on any issues before publishing.